Here is a summary of the week’s Web Tech action on Read/WriteWeb. Note that you can subscribe to the Weekly Wrapups, either via the special RSS feed or by email. Also our sister site last100 has a Weekly Wrapup too.
R/WW Files: Personalizing Google
This week’s feature series was on Google’s efforts to implement personalization into their product range.
- Personalizing Google: Read/WriteWeb Files
- Interview with Google’s Sep Kamvar, Lead Software Engineer for Personalization
- Personalized Search Primer – And Google’s Approach
- How Effective is Google Personalized Search? 57% Say There’s No Difference, or it’s Worse!
- Privacy and Personalization: From Clickstream to Targeted Advertising
- iGoogle: The Epitome of Google Personalization
- A Look at Google’s MyMaps
- New Google News Feature Feels “Web 1.0”
- Eric Schmidt Defines Web 3.0
Web Products
This week’s Web Product of the Week is Animoto: Video Kills the Slideshow.
Also check out:
- Windows Live SkyDrive Launched – Enters a Crowded Online Storage Market
- Amazon Launches Lulu Competitor
- edgeio Launches Paid Content System
- microPledge: Funding Software Through Donations
- HBO Voyeur: Intriguing, Yet Creepy, Multimedia Video Project
- BlogTalkRadio: Anyone Can Be a Live Radio DJ
- Zlio Partners With eBay’s Shopping.com in US
- LiveRail Video Ads – One Month Out
- Social Shopping Startup Kaboodle Acquired by Hearst – And It’s Easy to See Why…
- Dabble Do Launches – Social To-Do List for Facebook
- Koonji: People-Powered Guides
- Firefox Launches Facebook App – a Social Network For Firefox Add-on Users
- Feedbuddy: RSS Matchmaking
Analysis
- Rethinking ‘Crossing The Chasm’
- Who Will Be Your Web Office Provider?
- Online Ad Sales Growing, But Not At ‘Premium’ Sites
- Why Aren’t Alt Search Engines Crawling Websites?
- IBM Report on “Media’s Mean Streets”
- iPhone vs Mobile Web
Poll
Our poll this week asked: Has Personalization Improved Your Google Search Results? Here are the results:
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Yes, my search results have definitely improved 13% (34 votes)
Sometimes, but it’s not a big change 17% (45 votes)
I haven’t noticed any difference 45% (119 votes)
No, my search results have gotten worse 12% (31 votes)
I don’t have a Google Account 6% (17 votes)
There is a difference, but it’s not due to personalization (please comment) 0% (1 votes)
I don’t use Google, or use it too rarely enough to notice 7% (19 votes)
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That’s a wrap for another week! Enjoy your weekend everyone.
